Single-player games like Cave Crawlers
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Cave Crawlers, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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UnderMine
Single-player alternative to Cave Crawlers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cave Crawlers.
An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.
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Barony
Single-player alternative to Cave Crawlers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cave Crawlers.
Barony is the premier first-person roguelike with cooperative play! Adventure alone, or gather a party with iconic and unusual RPG classes to face off against the brutal dungeons. Test your resourcefulness, wits, and friendships, on your quest to lift the evil lich's curse!
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Arboria
Single-player alternative to Cave Crawlers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cave Crawlers.
Fight, die, and fight again in this dark fantasy trollz-like roguelite. As a Yotun troll warrior, descend into the ever-changing, creepy dungeons of Durnar. Use a variety of Symbiotic Weapons and Bio-Mutations to slay enemies and heal The Father Tree.
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Hammerwatch
Single-player alternative to Cave Crawlers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cave Crawlers.
A hack and slash action adventure, set in a fantasy pixel art environment. Play solo or co-op in this adventure from bottom to top of Castle Hammerwatch. Kill hordes of enemies with varied looks and features through four unique environments with traps, hidden secrets and puzzles.
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Gatedelvers
Single-player alternative to Cave Crawlers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cave Crawlers.
A dungeon-crawling, world-hopping roguelike adventure! Grab your friends, stick dynamite to your sword, throw candles at your foes and die in various exciting ways!
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Deep Rock Galactic
Single-player alternative to Cave Crawlers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Cave Crawlers.
Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!
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Legend of Dungeon
Single-player alternative to Cave Crawlers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cave Crawlers.
Legend of Dungeon is a randomly generated action RPG Beat'em'up with heavy Rogue-like elements, striking visuals, and dynamic music.
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Dungeon Souls
Single-player alternative to Cave Crawlers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cave Crawlers.
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!